A2BP_DUSA History of the United States

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Mon 8:50–9:35 učebna 58
Prerequisites (in Czech)
A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This is a survey course of American History from pre-Columbian times to the period of Cold War. Its aim is to provide part of the historical and cultural background necessary for those intending to be become English language teachers, as well as to serve as an introduction and foundation for further studies in American culture and literature. The lecture class will end with an exam. The lecture topics (see bellow) will be covered on 2-hour bases. Some of the significant topics of American history will be covered in the seminar sessions.
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and be able to explain the main events in the U.S. history and their causes and consequences in relation to American cultures and society.
Syllabus
  • 1. Native Americans
  • 2. Colonial America
  • 3. The Struggle for Independence
  • 4. Religious America
  • 5. The U.S. of the 1800s - 1900s
  • 6. American Foreign Policy
Literature
  • DAVIDSON, James West. Nation of nations : a concise narrative of the American Republic. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996, xxiv, 947. ISBN 0070157383. info
  • ZINN, Howard. A people's history of the United States. 1st HarperPerrenial ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 1990, 614 s. ISBN 0060907924. info
  • O'CALLAGHAN, D. B. An illustrated history of the USA. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 144 s. ISBN 0582749212. info
Assessment methods
Lectures; written test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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